53. Insecurity

YILEYNA

I awoke with a start, jolting upright in bed. I scanned the room frantically.

Alone.

I was alone.

My heart was pounding, and once again, the nightmare of the night my parents were killed was replaying in my mind. I ran my trembling hand through my hair, closing my eyes as the emotions that I tried to control hit me full force.

Focus Yileyna, it’s ok. It’s going to be ok…

No, it wasn’t ok… They died saving me and were marked as traitors. They were not traitors!

I had to prove their innocence! I had to…

Goddess…

I wrapped my arms around my legs, burying my head in my knees.

Focus.

Breathe…

What time was it? Where was Theon? Was he still not back?

‘They’re dead.’ Theon’s words from that night rang in my head, I felt the crushing agony in my chest break its restraint and hit me brutally. It was my fault. They died because of me.

I won’t cry.

I can’t.

But I was unable to stop the tears from streaming down my cheeks as I pressed a fist against my chest, trying to control the pain that threatened to drown me.

It was my fault. They died because I was out there… Dad came to protect me.

side. The memories of that night, the wolves… the bodies… the fire… they played before my eyes like a horror

Stop. Stop, Yileyna…

Think of something else…

did I have these odd abilities? How was it possible? The daughter of two werewolves having

I wanted it all to just go away. The bedroom door opened, and I quickly tried to cover my face, hoping Theon thought I

to see my tears, but he was stronger than me, taking hold of my arms and forcing me to turn towards him. A frown creased his brow, his shirt was hanging

not wanting him to see the tears that were streaming down my

“What happened?”

it was

to pull free from his hold, but he refused to let me go, pulling me upright and straight into his arms. My breath hitched, I fought to

little storm?” He whispered, stroking

the sob that

locked my arms around his neck and he instantly pulled me closer, sitting back on the ground with me straddling him. My breasts were crushed against his

needed something to keep me tethered from drowning in my pain, and he was here for me. He rubbed my back, sending sparks of pleasure through me, burying his head in my neck. We remained like that

“Talk to me, Yileyna.”

was

back so I could look into those amber eyes that I loved so

and he

“I know…”

care if one of them or both are not my blood,

my world.” I

triggered these emotions within

cupped my neck, his thumbs brushing away my tears, only

lost them… Then I felt like everything was being snatched from my grasp… I know you deserve to be Beta… But when it was taken away from me, I felt like the last part of Mom and Dad I had was taken from me

feeling so vulnerable, but I wasn’t able to control these emotions. I was

of losing everything I love…” I said quietly, looking up into his shimmering eyes. I’m scared of losing you. I love you. I didn’t need to say it because I knew

needy? I wasn’t sure, but I couldn’t keep it inside of me any longer. It hurt

he was going to say but he took a deep breath, looking at me sharply, and I knew he had changed his mind. “They

are not traitors. Something or someone did this. I knew my parents, they would never do this.” I said desperately. How can he say that? He knew my father! “And I’m going to find out

he tilted my head up slightly.

won’t, because I know

reply, before clenching his jaw and

when the world turns its back on you, I know you’ll be ok.” He said quietly, almost as if he was speaking

“I will.”

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